Brisk Wind Advisory 57, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1228 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. SOME VARIATION
OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND
THROUGH THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
RESULT IN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FORECAST AREA
WILL MULTIPLE WEATHER SYSTEMS OF VARYING STRENGTH MOVING ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL OVER
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...BUT GENERALLY ON THE COLDER
SIDE OF NORMAL ALONG THE WEST COAST AND ARCTIC.

LOW PRESSURE OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER
THE LOWER YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEYS WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST
TONIGHT. MODELS ARE SIMILAR ON PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM THIS SYSTEM. SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW IN THE FAR
EASTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT.

A SECOND STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL BRING MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO WESTERN ALASKA...INCREASING
WINDS TO THE WEST COAST AND ARCTIC...AND A CHINOOK TO THE ALASKA
RANGE. ADVISORIES FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG
WINDS IN THE ALASKA RANGE MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THIS SYSTEM.

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225.
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